Board of Directors

Who is on the Board of Directors and what do they do?

Generation YES is administered by a Board of Directors made up of experienced educators, students, and business executives. They meet bi-annually and plan where the nonprofit is going to go in the future.

Dr. Patrick Gill

Chairman of the Board

Patrick Gill spent 41 years as a teacher and administrator in public and private schools in the State of Washington and in the Marshall Islands. He taught in elementary, middle, and high schools, and at Washington State University. Dr. Gill spent the last 29 years of his career as an administrator with the Olympia School District. He retired in 2001 as deputy superintendent.

Nick Lippert

Former CEO of Physicians of SW Washington

Nick Lippert has spent 31 years in health care administration. After graduating with an MHA he served in the USAF developing the foundation for an automated medical system for the Surgeons Generals. He has served in various capacities in hospital, physician and medical insurance groups. He is past president and a member of various health and private organizations.

Robert Miller

Project Director

Robert has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College. He also has an Associates of Applied Science degree in Network Administration from South Puget Sound Community College. He has worked at Generation YES for ten years beginning as a freshman in high school. He works as the Project Director for technology projects at Generation YES and is in charge of overseeing iOS and Android app development, website testing and website development.

Victoria Bawn

Customer Support Director

Victoria provides customer support for the U.S. and Canada. She is a certified trainer for Generation YES's workshops around the country. Victoria is also Generation YES's Senior Graphic Designer. For six years, she has created logos, brochures, flyers, posters, and other print media for Generation YES. Victoria specializes in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Muse, Illustrator, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

Adam Fletcher

Youth Voice and Empowerment Specialist

Adam has over a decade of experience working with educational programs serving youth in schools and communities. In seven years of classroom work, he has been an ELL tutor, experiential learning coordinator, and an independent service learning consultant. Adam is the director of several youth organizations.

Dennis Harper

Founder & CEO of Generation YES

Dennis Harper has spent the past 35 years helping students, teachers, and schools throughout the world infuse technology to improve student learning. As a former high school teacher, university professor, district technology director, ISTE board member, researcher, speaker, and the CEO and founder of Generation YES, Dr. Harper works to empower youth through technology in schools, communities and the world.

Denny Hurtado

Former Skokomish Tribal Nation Chairman

Denny Hurtado is the former Director of Indian Education for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Hurtado retired from the state office of public instruction in 2013 after a 12-year tenure. In this role, he worked with all 29 tribes in the state and led the creation of curriculum geared towards elementary, middle and high school educators, including "Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State." He also presented workshops and trainings in Indian education, culturally responsive curriculum and professional development.

Advisory Board Members

Who is on the Advisory Board and what do they do?

The Advisory Board contains students and educators from across the United States. These Advisors helped design, develop, and pilot test Generation YES materials from concept to completion. We thank them for their wisdom and knowledge about how to make project-based learning come to life!

Dr. David Thornburg

Director of Education at Polar3D

Dr. Karen Billings

Principal, BillingsConnects

Dr. Robert McLaughlin

Co-Chair, National Collaborative for Digital Equity

Tom Aurelio Davis

Director of Business Development at CALSA

Bonnie Bracey Sutton

Teacher and Technology Consultant

Keith Krueger

CEO, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

David Paulson

President and CEO of Friluft Educational Technologies

Michael Furdyk

Director of Innovation, TakingITGlobal

Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein

President at Lowenstein & Associates, Inc

Bernice Stafford

Consultant, Northwest Evaluation Association

Dr. Jayne James

Executive Director, INNOVATE

Adora Svitak

UC Berkeley Political Review Senior Opinion Editor

Sylvia Libow Martinez

Author and Independent Education Consultant

Dr. Helen Soule

Executive Director of Partnership for 21st Century Learning

Susan Patrick

International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), President/CEO

Dr. Gary Stager

Publisher and CMFO at Constructing Modern Knowledge Press